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> [“And that the surest way to bring destruction upon the things she wanted was to want them in the first place. Her”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-o-keefe/and-that-the-surest-way-to-bring-destruction-upon-the-things-she/)

[Molly O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-o-keefe/)

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## More by Molly O'Keefe

> [“His uselessness ached. The”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-o-keefe/his-uselessness-ached-the/)

[Molly O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-o-keefe/)

> [“I know you want me to leave. I understand that. But I can’t, princess … You’re pregnant. And you’re alone.” “Lots of women have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-o-keefe/i-know-you-want-me-to-leave-i-understand-that-but-i-can-t-princess/)

[Molly O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-o-keefe/)

> [“It was him and it was me and it was nothing else.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-o-keefe/it-was-him-and-it-was-me-and-it-was-nothing-else/)

[Molly O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-o-keefe/)

> [“We were two fucking animals eyeing each other up. It shouldn’t be sexy. But it was. Because it was dangerous and wrong and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-o-keefe/we-were-two-fucking-animals-eyeing-each-other-up-it-shouldn-t-be-sexy/)

[Molly O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-o-keefe/)

> [“Her dreams had not survived her dreaming them; they’d been broken and repaired, only to be smashed again and again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-o-keefe/her-dreams-had-not-survived-her-dreaming-them-they-d-been-broken-and/)

[Molly O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-o-keefe/)

> [“From the pocket of her robe she pulled out the ring he’d given her, she put it over her finger, sliding it back and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-o-keefe/from-the-pocket-of-her-robe-she-pulled-out-the-ring-he-d-given-her/)

[Molly O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-o-keefe/)

> [“There are worse things than love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-o-keefe/there-are-worse-things-than-love/)

[Molly O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-o-keefe/)

> [“And that the surest way to bring destruction upon the things she wanted was to want them in the first place. Her”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-o-keefe/and-that-the-surest-way-to-bring-destruction-upon-the-things-she/)

[Molly O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-o-keefe/)

> [“I walked toward the bar where The Reader sat turning pages, a cup of coffee at his elbow. His sleeves were rolled up, revealing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-o-keefe/i-walked-toward-the-bar-where-the-reader-sat-turning-pages-a-cup-of/)

[Molly O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-o-keefe/)

> [“A rage so sharp it turned to grief. A grief so big it turned to rage.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-o-keefe/a-rage-so-sharp-it-turned-to-grief-a-grief-so-big-it-turned-to-rage/)

[Molly O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-o-keefe/)

> [“The world issued an open invitation to humanity to fail itself. To be selfish and small. Mean, even evil at times.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-o-keefe/the-world-issued-an-open-invitation-to-humanity-to-fail-itself-to-be/)

[Molly O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-o-keefe/)

> [“Love. Forgiveness. Commitment. Faith. Hope. They are simple things with yes or no answers. You love or you don’t. You believe or you don’t.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-o-keefe/love-forgiveness-commitment-faith-hope-they-are-simple-things-with/)

[Molly O'Keefe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-o-keefe/)

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